Synopsis
Realism
$23.99
Published by Currency Press
6 Male 3 Female
It's Summer, 1939 and a small Moscow theatre company begins rehearsals of a new play to commemorate Stalin's sixtieth birthday
It's a tough gig, because for Soviet artists working towards the Radiant Future the old showbiz maxim 'the show must go on' is an order you can't refuse
Another opening, another show trial!
Realism is a comedy of nerves, a backstage farce set in a pressure cooker
It's about the spirit that makes art live and the forces that want to crush it
Winner of the 2007 Wal Cherry Award for Best New Play